Gunman Kills Three at Nevada IHOP

A gunman with a rifle opened fire at an IHOP restaurant in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, wounding six people and himself and killing two uniformed National Guardsmen and another person in a hail of gunfire during the morning breakfast hour, authorities and witnesses said. (Related: Three Dead in Shooting at Nevada IHOP)

Sept. 6, 2011 4:13 p.m. ET

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Officers looked through a bullet-damaged window of the IHOP restaurant in Carson City Tuesday.
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It wasn't immediately clear whether the gunman had any connection with the military or the guard, said Nevada National Guard Sgt. Mike Getten. He said guard members were meeting at the restaurant. Shown, the scene near the shooting
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The body of a shooting victim was covered with a sheet on the front lawn of the restaurant.
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Witnesses said a man pulled up in a blue minivan around 9 a.m. at the IHOP restaurant in a strip mall on Carson City's main street. He shot a man on a motorcycle, then walked inside the restaurant and started shooting, said Ralph Swagler, owner of Locals Barbecue in the same strip mall as the IHOP.
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Local and state police and FBI agents descended on the scene, and yellow tape surrounded the parking lot at the restaurant, which is near a Kohl's department store.
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